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This article originally appeared at https://www.popsci.com/marijuana-psychosis/ Reefer madness—the idea that marijuana drives most of its users to commit crimes and descend into sin—is an ableist morality fable. But for a specific population of marijuana users, there is a link between pot use and mental health. A study published yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry underlines that link as well as providing…

This article originally appeared at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0156614 “I Use Weed for My ADHD”: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Forum Discussions on Cannabis Use and ADHD Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for problematic cannabis use. However, clinical and anecdotal evidence suggest an increasingly popular perception that cannabis is therapeutic for ADHD, including via online…

This article originally appeared at https://www.science.org/content/article/oldest-evidence-marijuana-use-discovered-2500-year-old-cemetery-peaks-western-china Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in 2500-year-old cemetery in peaks of western China Today, more than 150 million people regularly smoke cannabis, making it one of the world’s most popular recreational drugs. But when and where humans began to appreciate the psychoactive properties of weed has been more…

This article originally appeared at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20451253221116240 Introduction: Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have been identified as a promising novel therapeutic for symptoms and comorbidities related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is a paucity of clinical evidence of their efficacy and safety. Objective: This case series aims to assess changes to health-related quality of life…

This article originally appeared at https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2022/05/29/cannabis-tourism-is-now-a-17-billion-industry-and-its-just-taking-off/ Adrienne, a fortysomething makeup artist, grew up in the mountains of northern Georgia, a state where cannabis is still illegal. When she and her husband were planning a vacation in 2018, Adrienne, who speaks with a nice Southern drawl and has been smoking marijuana since she was 14, suggested…

This article originally appeared at https://cannabishealth.wpengine.com/2022/03/31/living-with-endometriosis-how-medical-cannabis-is-dulling-the-pain/ Throughout Endometriosis Awareness Month, Cannabis Health spoke to people across the world living with the debilitating condition, about how access to cannabis helps relieve symptoms from chronic pain to anxiety. Endometriosis, an extremely common inflammatory condition, is present in about one in 10 women and non-binary people, aged between…

This article originally appeared at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749379722004913 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.09.019Get rights and content Introduction Canada, Uruguay, and 18 states in the U.S. have legalized the use of nonmedical (recreational) cannabis for adults, yet the impact of legalization on adolescent cannabis use remains unclear. This study examined whether cannabis legalization for adults predicted changes in the probability of cannabis…

This article originally appeared at https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/research-data/canadian-cannabis-survey-2022-summary.html Introduction The Cannabis Act came into force on October 17, 2018 and provides legal access to cannabis and controls and regulates its production, distribution and sale. To evaluate the impact of the Cannabis Act, data are required to better understand how Canadians view and use cannabis. These data will…

This article originally appeared at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063288 39 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2017 Last revised: 25 Aug 2018 Michele Baggio University of Connecticut – Department of Economics Alberto Chong Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Department of Economics; Institute for Corruption Studies Sungoh Kwon University of Connecticut Date Written: August 23, 2018 Abstract We use retail…

This article originally appeared at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02112-8 Authors: Translational Psychiatry volume 12, Article number: 369 (2022) Abstract Cannabis, a widely used psychoactive substance, can trigger acute cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms (CAPS) in people who use cannabis (PWUC). To assess rates and correlates of CAPS requiring emergency medical treatment, we analyzed data from an international sample of PWUC (n = 233,475). We found…